Traveling alone with two kids isn’t easy, but thanks to the thoughtful, helpful, & patient people at @SouthwestAir I think I can do this again (along with some toddler bribes).
Things people may not know: California is often described as high-tax, Texas as low-tax. But that's only true for high income. For the bottom 60%, taxes are lower in CA 1/
Great work to the team at @newsela for getting this article out before school this morning. One way to respond to students as they bring up the news:
Chart input from students:
“I think/I heard”
Then “I wonder”
Read/listen/watch
Reflect, discuss, research
#teach
In a stunning attempt to overturn America's presidential election, a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding.
This article can help students understand the unrest and its implications for American democracy: https://t.co/4ecm28VeoD
Looking for ways to cover the current election, including grade-level appropriate news coverage? This free collection from @Newsela provides articles, PD and resources for teaching civic engagement.
https://t.co/YzavPimxBa
As an American, my stomach is in knots about the week ahead. As a teacher, my stomach is in knots thinking about how to discuss the week ahead.
We are working through #Election2020 with our fourth graders. Any resources #teachers have to share are greatly appreciated.
The weight on your shoulders must have been enormous. You fought so hard to bear it for so long, setting an example for all of use.
Thank you; for all that you did and all that you are. Rest in well deserved peace and love.
It's on us from here. #RuthBaderGinsburg
Was thinking about how we could use blackboards “choose your breakout room” feature to meet different learner’s needs and this is what I came up with. Different levels of support or collaboration in different rooms!
What a time to be a teacher.
“The solution isn’t to continue, full-speed-ahead, with the same approaches we used before but to instead commit to truly progressive education which rehumanizes learning for both teachers and students.”
https://t.co/5A1U5egKvC
Encourage all to read this brave & brilliant thought piece by @hewittschool educator @tegan_morton on how #RemoteLearning "forces a reckoning with practices which were done out of sheer inertia versus those with a comprehensive theory of learning." #edchat https://t.co/G9rGAYckh3
If you’re looking to build a rich culturally responsive instructional environment, infused with SEL, you have got to come see the community that @decosta_dawn and her team have built at @TMALowerSchool in @District5NYC. Thanks for hosting DCC’s Racial Equity Academy today!
We were so lucky to meet Namel of @4wheelcity who shared his experiences of how he became an advocate for #accessibility. The girls were also delighted and proud to hear his feedback about their projects in which they designed spaces and tools to help everyone feel included.